LOCAL Plymouth trail project needs $80,000 more...

June 07, 2006

LOCALPlymouth trail project needs $80,000 more The Plymouth Park Board is looking for $80,000 and is hoping to find it at next Monday's Common Council meeting. The money is needed to meet the unexpected increase in cost for the Greenway Trails project the city has been working on for the past five years. B1Supreme Court has Toll Road case The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next Tuesday in a case challenging the legality of the Indiana Toll Road lease. The court took jurisdiction of the case from the Indiana Court of Appeals, where the original appeal was filed on Monday, after a request from lawyers for the state. B1He knows education can overcome a lot Demetrius Dillard's new job is a mouthful. The 22-year-old South Bend native is a biomedical engineering technician at Indianapolis' Wishard Memorial Hospital. His first day was Monday. He graduated a few weeks ago from IUPUI. "I fell in love with this field (of repairing and maintaining the intricate medical machines and equipment)," says Demetrius, who worked part time at Wishard while earning his associate's degree. "I love working at a hospital and meeting all kinds of interesting people. "Actually, I just love working." He figures everyone would if they gave it a chance. "But the key is education," he says. B3OBITUARIESSinger-songwriter Billy Preston dies at 59 Billy Preston, the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died Tuesday at 59 after being in a coma since November. B5BUSINESSNew scams target immigrants Now that immigration reform is big in the news, scammers are coming up with new ways to steal money from immigrants. C8